> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lentes, Bernd > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:14 PM > To: KVM-ML ([email protected]) > Subject: messed up with xml-files and configuration of a VM > > Hi, > > first, i'm new to kvm. I'm running KVM on a sles 11 sp2, > kernel 3.0.13-0.27-default. My guest is an Ubuntu 12.0.4 LTS 64bit. > The guest has attached a CDROM, using an iso-file from a > CIFS-Share. I detached it with the virtual machine manager (0.9.0). > I don't see the cd-rom anymore in the virtual machine > manager. But when i try to start the vm, it complains about > the missing iso-file. > Why ? I detached it. > When i like to have a look in the xml-files of the guest, i > found three ! One in /var/lib/kvm/images, one in > /etc/libvirt/qemu and one in /etc/kvm/vm. > Which one should i use to configure the vm ? In the one in > /etc/libvirt/qemu the cifs-share isn't mentioned any longer, > in the other two it is still. > Is it possible to configure the vm editing one of the XML-files ? > Or shall i use virsh ? Using virsh, does the vm has to be > stopped or can i edit the configuration for a running vm ? > Why three xml-files ? Why is detaching with the virtual > machine manager not working ? > > Thanks for any inspiration. > > Hi,
i found it myself: http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/FAQ#What_is_the_.27virsh_edit.27_command_and_how_do_I_use_it.3F suggests to change configuration using "virsh edit". I solved the problem with the iso-file reconnecting again the iso-file and disconnecting it afterwards. Now the vm is starting properly. Bernd Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH) Ingolstädter Landstr. 1 85764 Neuherberg www.helmholtz-muenchen.de Aufsichtsratsvorsitzende: MinDir´in Bärbel Brumme-Bothe Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Günther Wess und Dr. Nikolaus Blum Registergericht: Amtsgericht München HRB 6466 USt-IdNr: DE 129521671
